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Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by spookthesunset »

jessaustin wrote: post #27
BLKNSLVR wrote: post #17

In Australia we have the 7Plus, or 7+, app which works with Android TV and allows you to choose from various sports that are currently live, plus replays. The app requires sign in via email address, which normally would turn me away, but it's worth it to burn a throw away email address for the sake of the Olympics. There's probably a geofence, butt if you can get an Australian exit node VPN then give it a bash. These…

I have signed into the "NBC Sports" app on Roku with my basic package Dish Network credentials, and that allows me to view any event live or on replay. This is in USA. I'm not sure what else we expect NBC to do here. I have watched canoeing, cycling, rugby, equestrian, TKD, sailing, etc. Of course their headline/primetime coverage is shit and doesn't know sports other than swimming and gymnastics exist. They have the…

Dude that is what I find the most annoying. Like, there is equestrian competitors, bike races, all kinds of crazy stuff.

Nope. Swimming and gymnastics. And for winter it is 80% Figure skating with a dash of ski and snowboard.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by bzudo »

jeffbee wrote: post #3

As the last person in America with an antenna, I will note that their broadcast coverage is pretty much exactly what it has always been through the years. You turn it on and watch it.

I have an antenna as well. I was really hoping my NBC affiliate would use their other broadcast channels (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, etc) to show other Olympic sports. The promise of digital broadcasting. Nope, just more reruns from the 1980s.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by spookthesunset »

sergers wrote: post #69

In Canada, it's on CBC and tsn networks. CBC comes on free to air cable if u have an antenna, and they have an app for free access even if not a tv subscriber. Plus they have a deal with Amazon Prime, the CBC live streams of events are available though Amazon Prime too.

I wish google would buy the American rights and put it onto YouTube. 4K video for everything. High frame rates. You name it.

That or twitch but I don’t think twitch does 4K and it’s client apps aren’t pervasive like YouTube. They don’t even have an Apple TV app.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by mattlondon »

downrightmike wrote: post #112

Who cares about the olympics? Seriously, who is watching this? Who is the target market?

I for one enjoy watching it. A bunch of people I know like to watch it too (and they don't really "do" sports normally).

At least in the UK, it gets prime-time billing on one of the major BBC channels.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by mattlondon »

kevinwang wrote: post #5

I've been watching on the "site where you can actually watch live. And they have replays… of preliminary matches" and I've found it to be really good. You can choose any sport to watch live, or to watch the compilation broadcasts that they show on TV. You can pause and rewind broadcasts. Many of the sport titles do have the competitor or country names in them. And each stream does have a button the side to view the r…

Which site would that be? I am not sure what you are hinting at? Sounds really useful.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by coldcode »

fireball_blaze wrote: post #51

On the modern Olympics: it helps to remember that it is now an advertising event that happens to have sports competitions.

Hoping the olympics just goes away. Now it's all hyper scientifically prepped professionals competing to get attention in between ads on some idiotic exclusive network. College football is about to become the same thing. No more thrill of victory or agony of defeat, just filler to sell more toilet paper or something.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by AlwaysRock »

downrightmike wrote: post #112

Who cares about the olympics? Seriously, who is watching this? Who is the target market?

Lot's of people. Just because you may not care about sports doesnt mean massive amounts of people around the world don't. Several countries will win their first gold this year. That's a national achievement. Several sports will be included for the first time this year. That is a whole set of people who get to see their favorite hobby included in the games. Many new world records will be set which is an example of technology, humans, and science all working together to achieve things thought impossible before.

Many people care about the Olympics for many reasons.

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by buzzdenver »

kevinwang wrote: post #5

I've been watching on the "site where you can actually watch live. And they have replays… of preliminary matches" and I've found it to be really good. You can choose any sport to watch live, or to watch the compilation broadcasts that they show on TV. You can pause and rewind broadcasts. Many of the sport titles do have the competitor or country names in them. And each stream does have a button the side to view the r…

Where is that site?

Re: Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?

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Post by jessaustin »

wombat-man wrote: post #87
jessaustin wrote: post #27

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I have signed into the "NBC Sports" app on Roku with my basic package Dish Network credentials, and that allows me to view any event live or on replay. This is in USA. I'm not sure what else we expect NBC to do here. I have watched canoeing, cycling, rugby, equestrian, TKD, sailing, etc. Of course their headline/primetime coverage is shit and doesn't know sports other than swimming and gymnastics exist. They have the…

I don't have satellite tv. I just watch with an antenna/locast. It's not really clear what I get with a peacock sub though, that might work?

Sign up for a ten-day (or maybe it's one week?) Hulu trial. Then you can use that as your login. If that doesn't last long enough you might be able to find another online service (Sling?) that will work without payment for a short time. (Or you could spend $20 on one month of Hulu.)

If you insist on OTA, I don't know what to tell you. Broadcast TV has always sucked. It still sucks now. NBC might be the worst of the big 3.5 networks, but normal households have had cable subscriptions for about four decades now. Those who don't want to watch the Today Shitshow version of the Olympics don't really have to.

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